Strategy \u0026 Engagement Program Manager

Do you want to be part of the world's most customer centric company and its leading brand of cloud services? Do you have a knack for thinking creatively and enjoy managing and building programs from the ground up? Are you comfortable writing, researching, and presenting your ideas to executives and large crowds? Do you love analyzing large scale data and driving simplification in order to make strategic decisions? Are you good at defining and communicating streamlined processes, and building consensus around approaches? Do you have the business background, technical depth, analytical skills, and communication skills needed to help further establish Amazon as the leader in cloud computing? If the answer is yes to all, this is a perfect role for you.

Worldwide Public Sector Capture and Proposals org under Amazon Web Services is currently looking for a Strategy and Engagement Program Manager to support our internal teams and external teams. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment and be driven to produce results. The candidate has a background in project management and operations and will have strong technical depth and business experience to easily communicate projects/programs to stakeholders. The ability to be influential and work cross-organizationally are a must. A successful candidate will have a keen sense of ownership, express bias for action and drive results.

The candidate should demonstrate the proven ability to:

- Develop new ideas and creative solutions.

- Work successfully in an ambiguous environment.

- Meet tight deadlines, prioritize workloads and remain extremely organized.

- Work with cross-functional teams.

- Focus on customers and work backwards.

Key job responsibilities

- Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track project performance, including but not limited to, spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps.

- Maintain comprehensive project documentation.

- Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track project performance, including but not limited to, spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps. Maintain comprehensive project documentation.

- Coordinate internal resources for the flawless execution of these programs/projects.

- Perform risk management to minimize project risks.

- Manage project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical and operational feasibility. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time.

- Working directly with customers, sale teams, sales leaders, services/support teams, and AWS leadership teams - provide leadership, identify customer blockers/enablers, and close issues.

- Optimize existing processes and develop new scalable/repeatable processes.

- Building new/improving existing data reporting and processes. Report on monthly, quarterly and annual pipeline metrics and business forecasts.

- Sourcing, analyzing, and reporting quantitative data; perform ad hoc analyses.

- Provide fact-based insights into variances and trends.

- Ability to quickly build credibility and trust with internal customers.

- Demonstrated work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.

- Strong leadership and persuasion skills.

- Advanced communication skills, both verbal and written.

- Ability to travel up to 20%

About the team

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

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Inclusive Team Culture

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Work/Life Balance

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business experience

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in online advertising or high-tech products/services

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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